tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post3920634413740874073..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: THURSDAY, May 7, 2009 — Jack McInturffOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-18932917441192010472009-05-07T16:32:00.000-07:002009-05-07T16:32:00.000-07:00@Mayer: I think the reference to the red letters i...@Mayer: I think the reference to the red letters is the "easier" format when you do the puzzle on-line, where it immediately tells you you are wrong by showing what you type in in red.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-92116005866242328412009-05-07T16:29:00.000-07:002009-05-07T16:29:00.000-07:00Nice puzzle, but why did I think the theme was goi...Nice puzzle, but why did I think the theme was going to be the kosher deli? I must be pining for a Reuben sandwich, my favorite.<br />Yes, fun bit of information about OralB.<br />@PuzzleGirl: I liked the YaYa Sisterhood as, didn't know there was a sequel and am going to find it! This blog aids my other favorite pastime as well. <br />@Orange: I suffer from the same disability, which is a problem when your husband is a napper. Or not.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-27335206190550700272009-05-07T15:57:00.000-07:002009-05-07T15:57:00.000-07:00Mayer, your faithful L.A. Crossword Confidential b...Mayer, your faithful L.A. Crossword Confidential blogging team does the puzzle in Across Lite (a puzzle-solving software program). The highlighted word/square merely show where the cursor was when we took a screen shot.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-70672130781647485382009-05-07T15:46:00.000-07:002009-05-07T15:46:00.000-07:00P.S. What is the significance of the red letter??...P.S. What is the significance of the red letter???Mayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08526397037767617371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-88759745234592410642009-05-07T15:45:00.000-07:002009-05-07T15:45:00.000-07:00Found this puzzle challenging today. 41D Pronto is...Found this puzzle challenging today. 41D Pronto is not ASAP but a logical conclusion. Elected Officials 31A, really? "INS", deep as a dime, not good. 33A Back (Out), the clue explaining the clue is the only way to arrive at "opt". 21D Doctors works, confusing. MD's residency; PhD's thesis, anyway it's achievable. 48D Blessing Evokers, "achoos", priceless, my mind was on dream catchers, but didn't fit in the blocks. Tomorrow's another day, to get an earlier start.Mayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08526397037767617371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-13859020008198786602009-05-07T13:21:00.000-07:002009-05-07T13:21:00.000-07:00@switters, a workplace nap is always the best plan...@switters, a workplace nap is always the best plan. And I say that even though I have a nap impairment. (I can only manage to sleep in the daytime for a few minutes once or twice a year. Does that count as a disability?)Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-1826304194645060462009-05-07T13:04:00.000-07:002009-05-07T13:04:00.000-07:00On second thought, I suppose the very existence of...On second thought, I suppose the very existence of a herd mentality would in and of itself be pressure to an outsider or newcomer.<br /><br />Oh well. I should probably take a nap (at my desk).David Marlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691690666085909966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-1883109508152385682009-05-07T12:50:00.000-07:002009-05-07T12:50:00.000-07:00Nicely done.
Today's slight quibble (I know, I kn...Nicely done.<br /><br />Today's slight quibble (I know, I know; it's just how I am): "Pressure to conform" = HERDMENTALITY? If I were going to be picky, doesn't "herd mentality" presume a pre-existing condition as opposed to what may be being externally manipulated upon a group?<br /><br />Anybody? It's probably just sour grapes on my part 'cause I had a couple road blocks.David Marlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691690666085909966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-78376133576372191982009-05-07T12:38:00.000-07:002009-05-07T12:38:00.000-07:00Ygor, played by Bela Lugosi in the 1939 film Son o...Ygor, played by Bela Lugosi in the 1939 film Son of Frankenstein.<br /><br />Blame the screenwriter.<br /><br />Here's a pic: http://www.imdb.com/media/rm4153448448/ch0002568Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-87102284027066977742009-05-07T11:56:00.000-07:002009-05-07T11:56:00.000-07:00Breezed through this one, with a couple of hiccups...Breezed through this one, with a couple of hiccups. The NE was difficult- more so because of a small tear in the newspaper which obscured the "EEL" clue. By the time I saw the reveal, I had all of the 'herd's filled in, so it helped me not at all. <br />YGOR? really?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06300385702200589764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-87562747960803461762009-05-07T11:36:00.000-07:002009-05-07T11:36:00.000-07:00Karen, I am with you about answers that are not on...Karen, I am with you about answers that are not only two words but include a word and an abbreviation. I finsihed from the perps, but did not get ERIE PA until I read it over. I guess I was psoiled by crostics and cryptics.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-21483805207855704082009-05-07T10:09:00.000-07:002009-05-07T10:09:00.000-07:00I had thought maybe there was a city called Eriepa...I had thought maybe there was a city called Eriepa. It even sounded familiar to me. (Hey, if there's a place called Oneida, why not?)<br /><br />Nice trivia about the toothbrush.Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-15364364721096901932009-05-07T09:48:00.000-07:002009-05-07T09:48:00.000-07:00@Frances: Yes it can improve things for me if I ca...@Frances: Yes it can improve things for me if I can get the theme. I didn't know the theme today but got the longer answers (my dad is partial to gefilte fish). It helps to fill in the rest of the grid when you can get the long ones. Less red letters and googling.puzzled_in_pdxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-15474491584656100732009-05-07T09:04:00.000-07:002009-05-07T09:04:00.000-07:00I'm a newbie to the puzzle world. Started working...I'm a newbie to the puzzle world. Started working them while taking care of my dad after he broke his hip. With that said, the blog has really helped me out--read: not googling as much:)eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08982438058437100914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-962355568595746552009-05-07T08:44:00.000-07:002009-05-07T08:44:00.000-07:00Loved "That's a moray". Also liked the AHA, UHOH c...Loved "That's a moray". Also liked the AHA, UHOH cross which sounded like much of life (and crossword solving): First you think you got it right, AHA, and then you realize you got it wrong, UHOH.<br />@Frances, I did find today's theme fun and helpful since I solved mostly from the bottom up. ANOTHERDAY gave me HERDMENTALITY and helped with KOSHERDELI and FATHERDOWLING.gjelizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-9156863294373846062009-05-07T08:41:00.001-07:002009-05-07T08:41:00.001-07:00YGOR? Really? I don't know my California Cities,...YGOR? Really? I don't know my California Cities, but I thought I knew IGOR!Dr.F.N.Stiennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-64289513337129782092009-05-07T08:41:00.000-07:002009-05-07T08:41:00.000-07:00Funny... when I think of a song called "Another Da...Funny... when I think of a song called "Another Day," it's <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb2IllmXcQE" REL="nofollow">this one</A>.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483899817195054064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-15441885144125982512009-05-07T08:32:00.000-07:002009-05-07T08:32:00.000-07:00Pizzle took me longer then it should have. I sat o...Pizzle took me longer then it should have. I sat on the INS/SKIM/MAEVE section way too long. Other errors were OBRIAN/OBRIEN and IGOR/YGOR.*David*noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-10238109373009458082009-05-07T08:19:00.000-07:002009-05-07T08:19:00.000-07:00During the Middle Ages, when I was a kid back in O...During the Middle Ages, when I was a kid back in Ohio, we were taught that Ohio and Iowa were the two states that didn't get appreviations since the words were so short already. (Maybe Maine, too? I'm not sure.) We had Calif., Wash., Ariz., Penn., Miss., Tenn. Funny...all those look weird today.jeff in chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492964479021891094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-15822189457253221102009-05-07T08:18:00.000-07:002009-05-07T08:18:00.000-07:00Easy thursday puzzle other than eris which I didn'...Easy thursday puzzle other than eris which I didn't knowchefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-82684084340149508532009-05-07T08:01:00.000-07:002009-05-07T08:01:00.000-07:00Before, during and after doing this puzzle, I thou...Before, during and after doing this puzzle, I thought it was a Themeless Thursday. I never even noticed the Reveal in 57A, since I filled in that entire horizontal from crosses. Does a "theme" like this improve life for either the constructor or the solvers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-90872752155664244352009-05-07T07:57:00.000-07:002009-05-07T07:57:00.000-07:00For me this was one of the easiest.
Also, one of t...For me this was one of the easiest.<br />Also, one of the cleverest...<br />eg. 26A: That's a moray (so cute).<br />Maeve Binchy is a wonderful Irish novelist. I'm not big on reading fiction, especially chick-books, but I thoroughly enjoy reading her novels, maybe because of the rugged Irish settings which are fascinating to me. Hey guys, here's some books for mom that you can read (without masculine guilt)before giving them to mom.JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-5128666159007576722009-05-07T07:55:00.000-07:002009-05-07T07:55:00.000-07:00I think Seth is kidding about Loni Anderson and kn...I <I>think</I> Seth is kidding about Loni Anderson and knows that it's a blonde Juliette Lewis in <I>Natural Born Killers</I>.<br /><br />Crossword clues generally go with the old-style state abbreviations rather than postal abbreviations, but PuzzleGirl's right that OH would have been better here. PA is a postal abbreviation; O. would be best if the answer were ERIEPENN or ERIEPENNA.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-25255943755994650482009-05-07T06:27:00.000-07:002009-05-07T06:27:00.000-07:00In his ULEE years, Peter Fonda looks like James Ta...In his ULEE years, Peter Fonda looks like James Taylor.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-85566902002990773522009-05-07T06:20:00.000-07:002009-05-07T06:20:00.000-07:00My first thought on seeing Burt was Burt Reynolds....My first thought on seeing Burt was Burt Reynolds. And once I figured out it was Ava Gardner, my thought was "how weird, no idea she was in a Burt Reynolds movie." Thanks for the picture of Loni Anderson.<br /><br />I thought I learned of Nantes from The Count of Monte Cristo, but the dude's name was just Dantes. I must have learned Nantes from a puzzle...just like Ozawa and Erte and Eris and Oona and...<br /><br />I know an African named Winnie.SethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.com